Just announced: Autumn & Winter Community Theatre Dates

Autumn / Winter 2025 Term:

12, 26 September; 10, 24 October; 7, 21 November; 12, 19 December.

Are you interested in theatre or acting but don’t know how or where to start?

The Folkestone Performing Arts Company, in residency at the Sunflower House, would like to invite you to our regular Community Theatre Sessions from 6.30 to 8.30pm, 45 Foord Rd, Folkestone CT19 5AE.  No experience is necessary. 

These sessions are for theatre lovers of all ages & life experiences – a place to connect, share stories and laugh.  We will use theatre skills to build confidence, connections, enhance wellbeing & personal development and to combat social isolation.

For people aged 18+, the sessions offer an introduction to theatre-based skills and performance opportunities, led by an industry practitioner.

One of FPAC’s core values is accessible training opportunities. To that end, FPAC reaches out to community members with little or no experience or training in its Community Theatre Group. Training in drama skills such as voice, character & text analysis, and playwrighting are offered alongside ‘soft’ skills such as verbal and non-verbal communication, empathy, teamwork, fitness, well-being and self-confidence. We also look to combat social isolation through these regular creative social gatherings.

We formed to encourage greater local participation in theatre. Our vision is to provide the community with opportunities to create and perform new dramatic work. Our ambition is to create positive change in the community, thus giving people a chance to develop a stronger sense of connection and belonging to their local environment and communities.

Success, for us, is to be the preeminent ensemble theatre in Kent and a vibrant artistic hub at the heart of our community that inspires local people of all ages and abilities to take creative risks.